Lovecraft’s work oozes with sinister Americana, yet rarely have I seen authors delve too deeply into America’s past when exploring Cosmic Horror. In this book from Chaosium,… Read more “Book Review: Frontier Cthulhu”
Tag: Horror
Book Review: Shub-Niggurath Cycle
In the mid-90s, I was snapping up all things Lovecraft. I’d hit the used bookstore near my house, scouring the shelves for Lovecraft or anyone I knew… Read more “Book Review: Shub-Niggurath Cycle”
Tabletop RPG Review: The Whispering Vault
The 1990s take a lot of flack from this writer. I tuned out of the music scene, hated the fashion, didn’t like the comics, wasn’t all that… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: The Whispering Vault”
Book Review: Madness on the Orient Express
I recently acquired the massive, daunting Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG campaign, Horror on the Orient Express. It’s definitely a nerd life goal to run that beast… Read more “Book Review: Madness on the Orient Express”
Book Review: Cthulhu’s Reign
“When the stars are right…” Throughout the ever expanding Lovecraftian circle of weird fiction, there is an impending doom. People who set themselves against the powers of… Read more “Book Review: Cthulhu’s Reign”
Tabletop RPG Review: Trail of Cthulhu
Way back when I first started getting into tabletop roleplaying games, Call of Cthulhu was one that fascinated me. It was even before I’d read Lovecraft’s work.… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Trail of Cthulhu”
Book Review: The Madness of Cthulhu
Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi has assembled a heck of a collection of stories ostensibly inspired by At the Mountains of Madness, arguably H.P. Lovecraft’s best work. It’s… Read more “Book Review: The Madness of Cthulhu”
Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies
Being a reader of Lovecraft, Howard, and some of the other ‘Weird Tales’ folk from that time, I was always aware of Clark Ashton Smith as another… Read more “Book Review: The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies”
Book Review: Future Lovecraft
My perennial statement about anthologies: they’re a mixed bag. This book definitely holds to that. It’s got a lot of stories, from a lot of different creators.… Read more “Book Review: Future Lovecraft”
Book Review: The Hounds of Tindalos
I’ve come up with an analogy that sums up my feelings about author Frank Belknap Long. If H.P. Lovecraft and C.L. Moore are AMC or FX, if… Read more “Book Review: The Hounds of Tindalos”
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